Opportunity knocks for a new shoot

I know of several local self-run shoots that have decided not to start up again this year. The catalyst for the decision for two of them was the reduced number of days they shot in 2020 due to COVID-19 restrictions. The keepering team realised that the number of hours they spent looking after their birds, when added to the overall cost and worry, simply didn’t add up when balanced against the amount of shooting that they actually got in return.

That was not only the case this latest season, but for the last three or four years.

Another shoot not too far